In July, news that artist Jeong Da-hye became the first-ever Korean creator to be awarded the prestigious Loewe Foundation Craft Prize shook up the country s craft art scene. The prize, launched by the Spanish luxury fashion house s cultural foundation, recognized Jeong s delicate, horsehair-woven, lattice-like vessel in helping revive the centuries-old Joseon-era technique of weaving noblemen s hats.